Preston North End

Preston North End net spend since 2015

Preston North End have spent €41m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €35m: a net spend of €7m.

That covers 64 signings (26 for a disclosed fee, 16 free, 22 undisclosed) and 58 departures (12 sold for a disclosed fee, 31 free, 15 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 29 in, 37 out.

Record signing: Alfie Devine, €5m from Tottenham Hotspur (Jul 2026). Record sale: Jordan Hugill, €10m to West Ham United (Jan 2018).

Preston North End transfer spending by season

Preston North End record signings

1. Alfie Devine · €5m from Tottenham Hotspur · Jul 2026
2. Harry Clarke · €4m from Ipswich Town · Aug 2026
3. Johnny Kenny · €4m from Celtic · Sep 2026
4. Léo Leroy · €3m from Basel · Aug 2026
5. Milutin Osmajic · €3m from Cádiz · Sep 2023

Preston North End record sales

1. Jordan Hugill · €10m to West Ham United · Jan 2018
2. Callum Robinson · €8m to Sheffield United · Jul 2019
3. Greg Cunningham · €4m to Cardiff City · Jul 2018
4. Ben Whiteman · €4m to Wrexham · Aug 2026
5. Milutin Osmajic · €3m to Genoa · Aug 2026

Preston North End trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 24 players Preston North End both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €9m against €13m paid: a trading loss of €4m.

• Ben Whiteman: signed for €2m (Jan 2021), sold to Wrexham for €4m (Aug 2026): profit €2m
• Ben Pearson: signed for €135k (Jan 2016), sold to AFC Bournemouth for €700k (Jan 2021): profit €565k
• Jack David Vincent Whatmough: signed free (Aug 2023), sold to Huddersfield Town for €300k (Jul 2025): profit €300k

• Tom Bayliss: signed for €2m (Aug 2019), left free for Shrewsbury Town (Jul 2022): loss €2m
• Emil Riis: signed for €2m (Oct 2020), left free for Bristol City (Jul 2025): loss €2m
• Stevie May: signed for €1m (Sep 2015), sold to Aberdeen for €450k (Aug 2017): loss €650k
• Louis Elliott Moult: signed for €510k (Jan 2018), left free for Burton Albion (Jul 2021): loss €510k
• Billy Bodin: signed for €450k (Jan 2018), left free for Oxford United (Jul 2021): loss €450k

Preston North End ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Preston North End have made 6 signings and 4 departures in 2026/27, plus 4 loans in and 1 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Jack Walton (to Dundee United, 3 league starts in 2025/26); in Lee Nicholls (from Huddersfield Town, 90 league minutes since).
• Defence: out nobody; in Harry Clarke (from Ipswich Town, 676 league minutes since), Caleb Wiley (loan from Chelsea, 198 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Ben Whiteman (to Wrexham, 43 league starts in 2025/26), Noah Mawene (left free for Fleetwood Town, 1 league appearance in 2025/26), Kitt Nelson (loan to Linfield, no league start in 2025/26); in Léo Leroy (from Basel, 1,082 league minutes since), Alfie Devine (from Tottenham Hotspur, 1,059 league minutes since), Liam Gibbs (loan from Norwich City, 142 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Milutin Osmajic (to Genoa, 20 league starts in 2025/26); in Delano Burgzorg (loan from Middlesbrough, 749 league minutes since), Stanley Mills (from Oxford United, 678 league minutes since), Jusef Erabi (loan from Genk, 495 league minutes since), Johnny Kenny (from Celtic, 466 league minutes since).

Preston North End injury news: injuries and suspensions

Preston North End have 3 players injured as of 8 Nov 2026, with €11m of value sidelined.

• Harry Clarke (DEF): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 10 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 7 games missed
• Liam Gibbs (MID): Muscle injury · out since 13 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 6 games missed
• Ali McCann (MID): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 26 Aug 2026 · return date not set · 14 games missed

Preston North End last starting XI

Preston North End's last league starting XI, v Southampton on 7 Nov 2026: Lee Nicholls; Andrew Hughes, Odeluga Offiah, Liam Lindsay; Andrija Vukcevic, Jordan Thompson, Stanley Mills, Andrew Moran; Callum Lang, Alfie Devine, Thierry Small.

5 changes from the side that started v Sheffield United on 3 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Jordan Storey (4), Daniel Iversen (4), Léo Leroy (4) and Johnny Kenny (4).

Opponent: Southampton.

Preston North End minutes played 2026/27

After 15 league games of 2026/27, 9 Preston North End players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 7 are rotating and 15 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Caleb Wiley (17%, €14m), Thierry Small (24%, €6m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Max Wilson, Jordan Thompson, Liam Lindsay, Greg Docherty, Kacper Pasiek, Kaedyn Kamara, Andrew Hughes, Michael Smith.

Preston North End club-trained players

We can verify 3 club-trained players in the Preston North End squad: Theo Carroll, James Pradic and Kitt Nelson. 4 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Theo Carroll (MID): no league minutes yet
• James Pradic (GK): no league minutes yet
• Kitt Nelson (MID): no league minutes yet

On the record we can verify, 1 player club-trained at Preston North End now plays for other clubs we track, led by Josh Brownhill (Al Shabab, value €5m).

• Josh Brownhill · Al Shabab · €5m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.

Preston North End free agents: released players without a club

2 former Preston North End players are verified free agents as of 10 Nov 2026: Jamal Lewis (€940k, without a club since 1 July 2026) and Robbie Brady (€190k, without a club since 1 July 2026).

Every verified free agent